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Take a moment and think about your best days ever.

You have probably had several in your lifetime.

If you are married that is probably one.

If you have had children that is probably one.

And I would certainly believe that the day you asked Jesus to come into your heart is at the top.

Last week we talked about the worst days that this earth will ever see in the history of time.

So, today we want to look at the best days that the earth will ever see in the history of time.

But first, let’s review.

The worst days will be a period known as the Tribulation.

It will be a time of great distress.

The second half of the 7 years will be far worse than the first.

It will be unequaled like any we have ever seen.

But after those days are through, come the return of our king, and a 1,000 year period of His reign on the earth.

Those are going to be really good days.

And the Bible goes into great detail about them in Revelation 19 and 20, so if you have a Bible with you, go to Revelation 19.

Last week we learned that for 3 1/2 years, the unholy trinity of the dragon, the antichrist, and the false prophet will have significant influence on the events of our world.

They will deceive as many as they can, and they will persecute Christians and jews, and control the world’s banking system.

The terrible time will come to a conclusion in the ultimate battle scene at the end of time, when the Euphrates River will dry up and an army of 200 million will march down the River and take up battle positions in the Valley of Armageddon, in northern Israel.

These 200 million warriors will be flanked by all the armies of the earth.

And just as it is about to begin, a trumpet will sound and it will all be over, because Jesus the Messiah will return and slay His enemies with the word of His mouth.

There are two events that will happen and will be the greatest events ever to happen on earth.

The Great Days that are Coming: 1.

The Second Coming of Jesus Christ and 2. His Millennial Reign

Let’s look at each of them.

1.

The Second Coming of Jesus Christ

The first time Jesus came back was when He was born of a Virgin.

The Second Time Jesus comes back is when he will be riding a white horse at the Battle of Armageddon.

This was be like battles of the past.

Jesus will speak and destroy the enemies.

The Antichrist and the False Prophet will be thrown into the Lake of Fire.

Last week I told you that the Antichrist is the beast from the sea and the false prophet is the beast from the land.

The Lake of Fire is eternal hell.

Right now, there is a temporary heaven, where all the saints who’ve died are abiding, and there’s a temporary hell, called “Hades.”

The permanent hell is called “Gehenna,” in scripture.

The antichrist and false prophet will be the first to enter Gehenna.

Gehenna is a lake of fire that constantly burns without consuming.

It’s the eternal place of the absence of God.

And since God is all-good, and all-loving, and all-joyful, and all-hopeful, when you remove those things absolutely, there is nothing but sorrow, and pain and loneliness and regret.

What happens when you take the light out of a room?

That room goes completely in the dark.

Also, what happens when there is no more beauty?

There is only tragedy.

That is why God has done so much to redeem as many as possible.

He wants no one to experience His absence.

But, because He loved us enough to give us free will, He will not overpower our free will.

Anyone who chooses to spend eternity without God will spend eternity without God and without all His accompanying attributes.

We have read about the abyss before in scripture.

In Luke 8, when Jesus casts the demons out of a man on the Sea of Galilee, they beg Him not to send them into the abyss.

Theologians believe the abyss is a limitless pit, where it feels like you are perpetually falling, but never hit the ground.

2. Jesus Christ’s Millennium Reign

This 1,000 year reign of Christ is sometimes called “the millennium,” meaning “a thousand years”.

Here are some things characteristics of this millennial reign:

It was predicted in the Old Testament

Remember what I just read to you in Revelation 20:3 that Satan will be bound and thrown into the Abyss for 1000 years.

Satan Bound and Thrown into the Abyss for 1,000 Years

Christ’s Reign will be shared with His Faithful Followers from Throughout the Church Age

Those people are those that made it in the rapture.

Possibly the Old Testament followers of God and those who were killed for accepting Christ and remaining true to him during the tribulation.

There will be Tribulation Survivors and Those Born During the 1,000 Years

Those Reigning with Christ Will have a Place of Honor

Christ’s Reign will Bring Drastic Changes Affecting Society.

There will be peace and safety.

There will be prosperity and justice.

There will be righteousness and knowledge of God throughout the earth.

Nature will also be Restored to its Original Order, Perfection and Beauty.

Nations will be Privileged and Grateful to Follow Christ

Everyone will follow Christ during this time.

They will all know who God is and they will worship the Lord.

Jesus will be the ruler over the earth.

However, even under these conditions and without Satan’s influence, human nature will still cause some to choose a path of rebellion and disobedience which will lead to punishment.

At the end of the Millennium Reign will come what is known as...

The Great White Throne Judgement

Jesus Christ is the judge.

This judgment includes all the spiritually lost.

Those who did not accept God’s gracious forgiveness and salvation and live by faith in him.

And is everyone who ever lived for all time.

The lives of all who did not accept God’s forgiveness and entrust their lives to him will be completely exposed before God.

Every selfish and defiant act and ungodly thought will be called into account.

Even the “secret sins,” which it seemed no one knew about, will be brought to light and judged.

At the End, Jesus will Turn the Kingdom Over to His Father

This will take place at the end of the 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ.

This will mark the end of time as we know it and the beginning of the final and eternal kingdom of God and the Lamb.

And next week, we will conclude this series by looking at the New Creation.

You don’t want to miss this conclusion.

The New Creation is the New Heavens and the New Earth, which will replace our current Earth, and will become our eternal home.

Let me give you one final word from the book of Isaiah.

That is something that each of us can walk away from and know that God is by our side, walking with us and no matter how bad things may get here.

My God will be with me each step of the way.

And if you have not given your life over to Jesus, He wants to walk with you as well.

Just give Him your heart today.